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20 November 2025
A reparations loan should become the main tool for strengthening Ukraine’s defense capability and a clear signal to Moscow that time is not on its side, while any peace plan can only succeed if it is supported by both Ukraine and Europe.
The number of casualties from the Russian strike on Ternopil has risen to 27.
A barrier to a peaceful settlement of Russia’s war against Ukraine is the fact that Vladimir Putin issued a decree declaring the “annexation” of four Ukrainian regions to the Russian Federation, even though Russian forces have failed to capture them.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has officially received from the American side a draft plan that, according to U.S. assessments, could help reinvigorate diplomatic efforts.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi discussed the current situation in areas of active hostilities during a meeting with the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer.
On November 20, the EU Council imposed restrictive measures on ten individuals responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses and for repression against civil society and the democratic opposition in Russia.
Evacuation of local residents is currently taking place from several frontline communities in Zaporizhzhia region. The most difficult situation is in Huliaipole, but currently there is no “large-scale evacuation” from the region — these are dozens, not hundreds, of people.
The European Union is considering additional restrictive measures against “flag states” that facilitate the operations of Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet.
The Government of the United Kingdom, amid reports that the United States and Russia are developing a plan to end the war in Ukraine, has stated that the Ukrainian people must decide their own future.
Search and rescue operations continue for a second day in Ternopil at the site of the Russian missile strike.
Search and rescue operations continue for a second day in Ternopil at the site of the Russian missile strike.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, has returned to Ukraine following an official trip.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 112 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting is currently ongoing on five fronts, with the enemy remaining most active in Pokrovsk.
Search and rescue operations continue for a second day in Ternopil at the site of the Russian missile strike.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys stated in Brussels that any peace negotiations concerning the war in Ukraine must involve Kyiv.
A meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Servant of the People parliamentary faction is scheduled for this evening.
A man was killed in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region as a result of a Russian air strike on November 18.
Emergency power cuts have been imposed on the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions, as well as in the capital.
Three Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, and South Ukraine, lost connection to their dedicated high-voltage transmission lines following Russia’s massive attack on November 19, resulting in four of the nine reactors reducing electricity generation.
Russian troops shelled the village of Molodizhne in the Kherson region, injuring a 58-year-old woman.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko met with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the effect of Ukrainian strikes on Russia does not have the same time constraints that the Russians currently have.
Rescuers in the Lviv region extinguished a fire at a warehouse that broke out as a result of a Russian strike on November 19.
Europe did not seriously prepare for war on its territory, while Russia did.
Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk with drones at night, damaging five private houses, a shop, and a non-residential building.
As of the morning of November 20, drone strikes on energy facilities in several regions have resulted in power outages, including in the Dnipropetrovsk region. All regions of Ukraine are currently operating under scheduled hourly power cuts, ranging from 2.5 to 4 stages.
Russian troops are attacking Chernihiv; explosions are heard outside the city.
In Ternopil, people bring flowers and candles to a building on Stus Street that was destroyed by a Russian attack.
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development has initiated a renewal of the management system of key state enterprises in the maritime and inland water transport sectors.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that, following the strike on Ternopil, the whereabouts of 22 people are currently unknown, and the search for them is ongoing.